CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS

I felt quite honoured to be asked to be involved in the Cultural Coversations project. The whole excerise was handled so professionally and I was made to feel an important component within the project.
All the artists involved understood that this excercise not only promoted their work in Australia through the web site, but also spread the word internationally.
The visual arts are often forgotten as a measure of a country's cultural maturity and as a means by which communication can take place in a positive way across not only Australia but also the world at large.
The effort and resources contributed by Dr. Jansen, to this project is far in excess of the meagre reward of knowing that he has contributed in no small way to enhancing Australia's place in the development of the arts internationally.
Whatever assistance can be offered by government instrumentalities will obviously be paramount in enabling the project to continue and to flourish.
The concept of video interviews accompanied with extensive examples of the artist's work is, I believe somewhat unique to this project, and makes the communications so much more meaningful and enjoyable for the viewer.
The recent exhibition exchange initiative of Dr. jansen, proved to be an enormous success and must lead to a greater understanding between different cultures. The visual arts needs Dr Jansen and he, in turn, must have support and encouragement, especially from the government.

The Cultural Conversations project is without peer in its method of communicating the lives and works of ... eminent creative individuals. The archive presents a wealth of stories in the most engaging fashion and its multi-language capability only adds to its efficacy. The Australian Centre for Oral History is to be commended on its focus of cultural exchange and promotion of the Australian and South Korean artists. The visitor metric  only strengthens its importance and demonstrates without question, the demand for such services